A Sheffield MP said she was 'beyond horrified' to learn of the Muslim hate letters received by three people in the county, and urged police to take them 'extremely seriously'.

Last weekend, South Yorkshire Police revealed it was investigating three reports of people in the county receiving 'punish a Muslim' hate letters, which encourages people to take part in a 'punish a Muslim' points-scoring game.

The letters have also been received other parts of the UK, including West Yorkshire, where one recipient said their hate letter bore a Sheffield postmark.

Gill Furniss, Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough said today: "I was beyond horrified to have heard that letters inciting violence towards Muslims have been

"I am especially saddened to also hear that at least some of these letters may have originated in Sheffield.”

“I urge the police to continue to take these letters extremely seriously and I ask that if anyone receives any letters they report this immediately to the Police or through independent Hate Crime reporting centres such as Tell Mama.”

“I have this to say to the perpetrators of this hate crime: If you think you can cause community to turn against community in Sheffield by spreading your threats, you are completely wrong.